Apple has released a software fix that it says will fix structural malfunctions. Getty

July 2, 2010

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In an official apology to customers, Apple says it will soon offer a software update to correct the "simple and surprising" reception problems with the iPhone 4. Soon after the cell phone's June 24 release, a wave of users reported a weakened signal strength when they touched the bottom left corner of the device, interfering with the phone's antennas. Apple, however, says the "big drop in [signal strength] bars" reflects the fact that the "high bars were never real in the first place" — a problem present in every iPhone since the original. Is there any reason to doubt the company's explanation?

New reason to be suspicious of Apple: It's only come up now, says Jay Yarow in Business Insider, because Apple "lied about signal strength," and only just got caught. By issuing this "wild and slightly suspicious admission," Apple has raised more questions about its products than it's answered. Maybe "AT&T isn't as bad as everyone says," and Apple is just "not good at making phones"? "Apple: We always lied about signal strength"